Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 367 | 379 | 439 | 609 | 738 | 1728 | 1728 | 3246 | 5100 | 7280 | 4892 | 5205 | 5278 | 5050 | 4701 | 4437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.74m | 6:55AM1.64m | 7:18PM1.71m | 7:42AM1.65m | 8:05PM1.68m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.34m | 1:12PM0.33m | 1:40AM0.34m | 2:01PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 355 | 367 | 379 | 439 | 609 | 738 | 7 | 1728 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 14 | SE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 14 | NE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 359 | 314 | 268 | 195 | 128 | 97 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | N 4 | NNE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 15 | ENE 14 | SE 15 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 4 | 9 | 238 | 230 | 163 | 9 | 19 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1728 | 375 | 3246 | 5100 | 7280 | 4892 | 5205 | 5278 | 5050 | 4701 | 4437 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 329 | 545 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 36 |
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